A golden age of general relativity? Some remarks on the history of general relativity. (English) Zbl 1380.83002
Summary: This article deals with the concepts “renaissance” and “low water mark between 1925 and 1955” of general relativity suggested in the literature (see [J. Eisenstaedt, Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 35, 115–185 (1986; Zbl 0588.01008)]). By empirical data, it is shown that no such period did exist. Research on general relativity continued continuously since the 1920s interrupted only by the second world war. On a broad scale, research on general relativity started only after 1945.
MSC:
| 83-03 | History of relativity and gravitational theory |
| 01A60 | History of mathematics in the 20th century |
| 83C05 | Einstein’s equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) |
| 83F05 | Relativistic cosmology |
Keywords:
low water mark of general relativity; golden age of general relativity; renaissance of general relativity; Jean EisenstaedtCitations:
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